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March, 2015

Santa Maria man arrested for murder

Written on 17 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Santa Maria police have arrested a man who allegedly shot and killed a person at an apartment complex early Monday morning. [KSBY] The shooting occurred just before 6 a.m. in the parking lot of La Vista Apartments near the corner... (Continue reading)

Former SLO County cop evades jail in grand theft case

Written on 17 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A former officer with the Grover Beach and Atascadero police departments admitted that he used his security position to steal from residents of a Thousand Oaks retirement community, but the former policeman will not do any jail time as punishment... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles stench coming from Firestone Brewery

Written on 16 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A foul smell in southern Paso Robles is coming from Firestone Walker Brewery’s newly installed wastewater pools. The recently installed wastewater ponds were not working properly. [Paso Robles Daily News] Firestone is working with an engineer and a wastewater consultant,... (Continue reading)

Ten arrested in California school sex case

Written on 16 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Los Angeles police arrested 10 male Venice High School students who are accused of sexual assaulting two female students. [KTLA] Police are still searching for four students from a group of 14 boys who allegedly pressured the two girls into... (Continue reading)

SLO child porn suspect volunteered for youth football

Written on 16 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A San Luis Obispo man arrested last week for possession of child pornography volunteered for a local youth football league for nearly three decades. Christopher Kluck, 57, served as a volunteer for the nonprofit Central Coast Youth Football League for... (Continue reading)

Fire burns SLO home

Written on 16 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A San Luis Obispo couple is in search of a home following a fire that erupted in their house Sunday morning. The fire broke out in the garage at 514 Patricia Drive around 7:40 a.m. Sunday. The couple was home... (Continue reading)

Two arrested for armed crime spree

Written on 15 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Three people are suspected of committing multiple armed robberies early Saturday in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties early Saturday. Police have arrested two suspects. At 12:22 a.m., the crime spree began in Santa Maria on the 300 block... (Continue reading)

Teen who fell off Pirate’s Cove cliff identified

Written on 15 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified an 18-year-old man who died in a fall at Pirates Cove on Friday as Santa Maria resident Jose Rodriguez Gallardo. Gallardo fell off a cliff and into the water around 2:10... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man arrested for murder

Written on 14 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s detectives arrested a Paso Robles man for the alleged murder of an Atascadero man in unincorporated Paso Robles early Saturday morning. Deputies booked Thomas Nolan Yanaga, 52, into the San Luis Obispo County Jail on... (Continue reading)

Knife wielding Grover Beach man robs SLO motel

Written on 14 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Grover Beach armed with a knife allegedly robbed the Best Western Motel on Madonna Avenue on Friday. Shortly before noon, Joe Sigala, 40, entered the motel and confronted employees in the lobby with a knife, police said. He then... (Continue reading)